Borders

I've been working on the various borders for the front of the house. The key limiting factor has been water: The area in front of the bedroom window will receive no additional water. I'm planning on planting UC Verde grass, an improved Meyer Lemon, and a Valencia Orange. All these plants should only receive limited to no additional water in the summer.

As a result, I've chosen a mix of three plants that require little to no additional water in the summer. All of them are also small enough to grow in the three foot border that will run along the three sides of the lawn (the fourth side being the planter box):

White Sage:

California Fuschia:

Saffron Buckwheat


I have a lot more options for the lawn area in front of the living room. That's because I will probably water this area once a week.

The center piece will be a desert willow:


For ground cover, I will either use strawberry


or kinnikinnick


And along the border I will plant
David's Choice Coast Sagebrush


Douglas Iris


and Blue-Eyed Grass



I'm also thinking of planting sets of bulbs that would bloom at different seasons of the year